Devastated Teenager Drops His New iPhone 6 on Live Television

Just as you get your hands on the hottest product of the day, you falter. The news crews are too much, the attention overwhelming, you start to shake. Next thing you know, that beautiful piece of Apple technology is heading for the hard, cold cement.

This is what happened on Friday morning to the poor fellow in Perth, Australia. After lining up all night, Jack Cooksey was the first customer at Perth's Apple Store. While he was being interviewed by the Today Show, Jack struggled with the "big reveal" of his new iPhone 6. The phone fell to the ground as the crowd screamed.

Luckily, the phone appeared to survive the tragedy. It must be that ion-strengthened glass.

Scenes got chaotic across Australia as people became desperate to get their hands on the new device first in the world. In Chatswood, Sydney, police broke up a scuffle with one angry fan who was told to get to the end of the line.

The line at the Apple Store in Sydney.

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At the flagship Apple store in Sydney's central business district, where the line stretched for five blocks, the buzz was a lot more positive. Tech blogger David Rahimi and his girlfriend Jasmine Juan were officially named as the first owners of the new Apple iPhone in the world.

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